Re: Auto apt-get upgrade
On Sun, 16 Mar 2003 10:24:33 +0000 (GMT)
Rus Foster <rghf@fsck.me.uk> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm just debating about scheduling a cron job to do apt-get update &&
> apt-get update. Is this reasonable or am I going to be asking for
> trouble down the line?
I suppose you really meant "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade"?
There's nothing at all wrong with doing "update" in a cron job, since
that just fetches the newest packages lists.
Doing "upgrade" by cron? <shudder>
Kevin
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